Fence



(No Model.)

J.-G. BUROHAM.

FENCE. V

Patented Dec. 1

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACKSON G. BURCHAM, OF MOUNT ZION, ILLINOIS.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,349, dated December1, 1891.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACKSON G. BUROHAM, of Mount Zion, in the county ofMacon and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in fences; and it consistsin certain novel features of construction and in combinations of partsmore fully described hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation ofone side of a fence. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectionon the line 00 :20, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top plan of a portion of myimproved fence with parts removed. I Figs. 5 and 6 are details showingthe dilferent mode of fastening the wire ties, the rails, stakes, 6210.,being shown in dotted lines and the Wire ties in full lines.

In the drawings, the letters a a indicate the two supporting-stakescrossing each other at the points marked b. Vertical stakes d e extendfrom the ground upwardly, the stake 61 extending from a point above thetop rail or to a point below the lowest rail a while the stake e, whichis intended to support the three lowest rails, may be about half thesize of the stake d, and only extends to a point near the intersectionof the two stakes a a, the purpose of which will shortly be described.The two lower rails rest on or are placed between suitable wire ties b19' between the two vertical stakes d e. The rail gis then placed inposition directly below the angle where the supporting-stakes cross andin the space between the two vertical stakes. This rail g, as well asthe vertical stakes and cross-stakes, are securely bound together bywire fasten ings, as follows: A wire 0 is passed across the outer sidesof the diagonal stakes a a at the points where such stakes cross, and isthen passed down and under the rail 9 and again brought around such railg and upwardly and thereby holding rail g, one of the diagonal stakes a,and the stakes d e together.

h h indicate brace-beams across face of rails, being fastened to suchrails, as shown, by a series of wire ties f.

The top rail a rests in between the crossstakes a a, and is securelyheld in a rigid position by the wire ties g which are passed around oneside of one of the diagonal stakes of vertical stake d, then across andaround the other diagonal stake at, and finally around to thestarting-point, where the two ends of the wire are twisted together. Theshort vertical stake or post e assists in supporting the rails andestablishing the stability of the lower portion of the fence, whi1e theordinary post cl extends up above the crotch'of the crossstakes toinsure the stability of the upper part of the fence and to assist insupporting the cross-stakes and rider-rails a. By this arrangement but asingle long post at each end of a panel is required, thereby economizingmaterial, as short pieces otherwise useless can be utilized for theshort vertical stakes, and, furthermore, a great saving of wire isaccomplished by employing but a single ordinary post, as the wire tiesat the top of the.

fence pass around but one post, while ordinarily they would have to passaround two and the distance between two ordinary posts.

Great durability and stability are attained by my peculiar arrangementof main securing ties or wires, which are three in number. The lowerWire e Figs. 3 and 6, is passed around outer side of one inclined stakea, around the post and short vertical stake, and

over rail g on one side of post and under the same rail on the oppositeof the post and stakes. This wire secures the post 6, post d, and rail gfirmly together and forms a support for rail g. The second main wire 0,Fig. 5, is passed around the cross-stakes at the point of intersection,and is then crossed to form a loop which surrounds the rail g, therebybinding the cross-stakes together and drawing the rail g tightly up intothe under crotch formed by such cross-stakes, and hence tending tospread the cross-stakes, so that all the fastening-wires thereof will beheld and maintained taut. The third main wire g, Figs. 2 and 4, bindstogether the upper part of the fence by passing around the upper ends ofthe two cross-stakes and up over the rider-rail a, forcing the sametightly and snugly down into the crotch of the cross-stakes, and theupper side of this wire from the rider of the stakes farthest from' thepost 01 passes between the stakes and around the upper end of said post,thereby drawing the post tightly against the rider-rail and a stake a,and firmly holding the cross-stakes and rider-rail culiar manner inwhich the wire ties are secured to the di'lferent parts the fence willbe found to be more strongly put together than the 01d styles of railfences now in use and much cheaper to build.

What I claim is I v The herein-described fence, consisting of the rails,the long and shortposts, the riderrail, the two cross-stakes, loop-tie 6passed around said posts, across-stake, and over and beneath rail g, theloop-tie a, passing around thetwo cross-stakes at the crossing-point andhaving a loop surrounding and drawing rail 9 up into the under crotch ofsaid cross-stakes, and the upper loop-tie 9, passed around the upperends of the cross-stakes and a post and over and forcing down therider-rail, as set forth.

I11 testimony thatl claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JACKSON G. BURCl-IAM. \Vitnesses:

' J. S. HUGHES,

J. A. MILLER.

